OUT of ICU
This morning Dan was moved out of ICU (excellent news) to his room in Building 10 on the main NIH campus. So the progress from post-op to general recovery is moving along quickly. I'm gonna see him tonight and I'll be bringing printouts of all the lovely e-mails you've been sending. If you have any basic logistical questions that you need answered, put them in the subject line and I'll reply. Everything else is going straight to Dan, so please be as gushy as you want to be since I won't be reading them; just printing them out and delivering them.
After tonight, I should have specific information on where exactly you can send your own letters, flowers, etc. I should remind you that Dan has a special weakness for chewy cinnamon candy and anything featuring Rachel McAdams. Or Natalie Portman. Or Scarlet Johannson. Or Johhny Weismuller, but that's another story.
In other news, the doctors are trying to accurately time the administration of pain medication -- Morphine and Valium, if I recall -- to ease the post-op pain. According to Dan's dad, he was in an unusually large amount of pain this morning and it's just a matter of finding the right dosage. As most of you know, Dan's pain threshold is superhumanly high. Tom and Mindi can testify to the night he unflinchingly reached into a blazing fondu pot to retreive a lady's earing. Chivalrous, yes, but also technically impossible. Since his diagnosis eight years ago, he's refused regular pain medication in lieu of ... well ... cinnamon candy and Rachel McAdams movies. And it's a formula that's always worked.
He reported some weakness and tingling in his left hand and arm -- the doctors anticipated as much so it's nothing unusual. And considering the delicacy of the procedure, this is a good sign (insofar as it's the only lingering side effect and can probably be remedied with general physical therapy). As of this afternoon, Dan was back asleep and has strict orders to remain on his back for a couple days. Hopefully he'll be up for a visit tonight. Any stuff in the inbox by 7pm will make it to his bedside today.
Expect another post late tonight ...
-->KM
After tonight, I should have specific information on where exactly you can send your own letters, flowers, etc. I should remind you that Dan has a special weakness for chewy cinnamon candy and anything featuring Rachel McAdams. Or Natalie Portman. Or Scarlet Johannson. Or Johhny Weismuller, but that's another story.
In other news, the doctors are trying to accurately time the administration of pain medication -- Morphine and Valium, if I recall -- to ease the post-op pain. According to Dan's dad, he was in an unusually large amount of pain this morning and it's just a matter of finding the right dosage. As most of you know, Dan's pain threshold is superhumanly high. Tom and Mindi can testify to the night he unflinchingly reached into a blazing fondu pot to retreive a lady's earing. Chivalrous, yes, but also technically impossible. Since his diagnosis eight years ago, he's refused regular pain medication in lieu of ... well ... cinnamon candy and Rachel McAdams movies. And it's a formula that's always worked.
He reported some weakness and tingling in his left hand and arm -- the doctors anticipated as much so it's nothing unusual. And considering the delicacy of the procedure, this is a good sign (insofar as it's the only lingering side effect and can probably be remedied with general physical therapy). As of this afternoon, Dan was back asleep and has strict orders to remain on his back for a couple days. Hopefully he'll be up for a visit tonight. Any stuff in the inbox by 7pm will make it to his bedside today.
Expect another post late tonight ...
-->KM
posted by Dan at 10:26 AM
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